Social Tab In Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App Available for EU

EU players who are using the Beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App are now able to access the social tab and Blizzard Groups. Two weeks ago, players were able to switch to test a Beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App which contained new social features and appear offline mode.

The Blizzard Groups feature is one of the new features from the Beta version of the Desktop App. Players can create a Blizzard group with multiple text and voice channels. From there, you can set up an invite link for your friends to join, and set up a Message of the Day.

It doesn't look like groups work cross region, but if you're in the NA region, we've set up a Wowhead group - enter in the code BeLXtOOR via the app to join!

If you have feedback for the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop Beta, make sure to leave it in their feedback forum.

Blizzard

Introducing new social features now available in the beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net® desktop app: the new Social tab, BlizzardGroups, profiles, avatars, and the ability to appear offline! To help get these into as many players’ hands as possible, starting today the beta version of the app is open to you and your friends—no invitation required.To switch to the beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net app, simply open your app settings, click on the Beta tab, and then click Switch to Beta Version.These features are designed to give Blizzard players even more ways to stay connected, and we’re looking forward to continuing to evolve the app and build even more ways for you to stay in touch and join forces for your next adventure.Social TabOur new Social tab is your one-stop-shop for managing all your various social interactions. Whether you’re chatting with a friend or engaged in our new Blizzard Groups, you’ll easily be able to pick up where you left off in all of your conversations.Blizzard GroupsBlizzard Groups are a new way for you to connect with your friends and plan your next mission. Players can create and join Groups based on their common interests. There, they can keep in touch, share strategies, and catch up on conversations they might have missed while offline.Each Group can have multiple text and voice chat channels, and Group administrators have a variety of tools to help manage membership, send out invitation links, and more.ProfilesLet the Blizzard world know a little bit more about you by customizing your profile!Your profile will allow you to select an avatar, share what’s on your mind with an About message, add links to where people can find you on social media, and more! You can also view profiles of other players if you’re curious about a pending friend request or what games a friend plays.Players using the beta in the Americas region can customize their profile through the View Profile button in the app header and Friends List drop-downs.Appear OfflineAppear offline allows you to set your status to show you as “offline” to your Blizzard friends while remaining connected to Battle.net. This means you can launch the app and game away without distraction.Appearing offline will show you as offline to everyone in your Blizzard friends list. Once you have joined a game, the experience of appearing offline might be slightly different depending on which game you are playing. In the case of World of Warcraft, your guildmates will see your character come online and enter WoW’s in-game chat channels, and anyone who has you as a character-level friend will see you online on their friends list. Everyone outside of the same game as you will not see you online or playing any games.Do you see a friend who’s offline but you really want to send them a message while it’s on your mind? You can now send offline friends messages and they will receive them the next time they come online! While appearing offline you can still send and receive messages in the app, but it is up to you when you want to respond.We know a lot of you have been looking forward to big updates like this, and we’re excited to roll them out and get your feedback. Thanks for helping us out!

Comment by Bilbo675

Comment by Furanshisuko

Can we have one "official" group for EU aswell pretty please Wowhead Team? ;(

Fantastic news by the way! I was really waiting for this to be available over EU! :D

Comment by Araielle

on 2017-10-19T13:37:23-05:00

If only it was cross region, but nope :(

With discord around now, this is too little too late

I agree, Blizzard should partner with Discord instead of trying to create its own now. It's like... using a gameboy having a PSP :'D

Comment by Coprorium

on 2017-10-19T14:43:54-05:00

Will you create an EU group maybe ? =O

Comment by Terranell

on 2017-10-19T15:00:49-05:00

I love the idea of this, but my biggest gripe is the lack of in-game integration. At the very least the option of notifications would be helpful.

Comment by perculia

on 2017-10-19T18:09:46-05:00

Will you create an EU group maybe ? =O

We thought about setting this up, but we think it would be a better social experience to use Discord at this point. In Discord we have the capability to set up channels for each language, which are pretty active, and have localizers and moderators on call to provide site support should anything arise. The Blizzard app has less functionality and is split between US and EU so we can't provide as much support.

Comment by Lausten

on 2017-10-20T00:23:09-05:00

Why can't I find the "enable beta" button anywhere? How do I activate the beta version?

Comment by Coprorium

on 2017-10-20T06:40:30-05:00

Will you create an EU group maybe ? =O

We thought about setting this up, but we think it would be a better social experience to use Discord at this point. In Discord we have the capability to set up channels for each language, which are pretty active, and have localizers and moderators on call to provide site support should anything arise. The Blizzard app has less functionality and is split between US and EU so we can't provide as much support.

Yeah, all right good points :d ! We are now just hoping that they cross realms for the social system one day soon so :3

Comment by Eighjan

on 2017-10-20T11:38:21-05:00

Do we know when this goes live...?

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